KRIZ (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban gospel format. Licensed to Renton, Washington, United States, it serves the Seattle area. The station is currently owned by Gloria and Christopher Bennett, through licensee Bennett Media Group, LLC. KRIZ shares its studios with KYIZ in the city's Central District east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Renton.
KRIZ is one of The Z Twins, two radio stations serving the Puget Sound region, most notably the African-American communities of King and Pierce County, Washington. The Z Twins were so named as, at the time, the company only owned two stations, KRIZ and KZIZ (1560 AM). But after KYIZ (1620 AM) signed on, the name stuck, despite now having three stations in the family.
KRIZ was preceded on 1420 kHz in Renton by KREN, a station that began operating in 1963,[1] but was deleted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1970, due to its failure to fully respond to commission requests for information.[2]
KRIZ originated from a 1977 application to take over the KREN facilities, that was granted in 1979. It was initially given the call sign KSCR,[3] which stood for the slogan "South (King) County Radio", and had an Adult Contemporary music format. On May 11, 1984, the call sign was changed to KRIZ.
Expanded Band assignmentedit
On March 17, 1997 the FCC announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KRIZ authorized to move from 1420 to 1620 kHz.[4] A construction permit for the expanded band station, also located in Renton, was assigned the call letters KYIZ on February 23, 1998,[5] and began broadcasting that same year.
The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency.[4] However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both stations have remained authorized. One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership.[6][7]
In 2016, KZIZ was sold to XL Media and switched to a South Asian format.
Referencesedit
^"Radio in 1963" by Marty Loken,Seattle Times, December 29, 1963.
^"In Re Application of Washington Broadcasting Co., Inc., Renton, Washington For Renewal of License of Station KREN, Renton, Wash." (FCC 70-25), Federal Communications Commission Reports (ser. 2, v. 20, 1969-70), pages 1092-1093.
^ ab"FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
^Call Letter History for KYIZ (Facility ID: 86941)
^"In re: WHLY(AM), South Bend, Indiana" (FCC DA 13-600, released April 3, 2013)
^"Re: WDDD (AM) Application for Consent to Assignment of AM Broadcast Station License" (August 23, 2010 correspondence from Peter H. Doyle, Chief, FCC Audio Division, Media Bureau. Reference Number 1800B3-TSN)
kriz, 1420, radio, station, broadcasting, urban, gospel, format, licensed, renton, washington, united, states, serves, seattle, area, station, currently, owned, gloria, christopher, bennett, through, licensee, bennett, media, group, shares, studios, with, kyiz. KRIZ 1420 AM is a radio station broadcasting an urban gospel format Licensed to Renton Washington United States it serves the Seattle area The station is currently owned by Gloria and Christopher Bennett through licensee Bennett Media Group LLC KRIZ shares its studios with KYIZ in the city s Central District east of downtown and its transmitter is located in Renton KRIZRenton WashingtonBroadcast areaSeattleFrequency1420 kHzBrandingThe Z TwinsProgrammingFormatUrban gospelOwnershipOwnerGloria and Christopher Bennett Bennett Media Group LLC Sister stationsKBMS KYIZHistoryFirst air date1982Former call signsKSCR 1979 1984 Call sign meaningOne of the Z Twins KRIZ s Bennett ownerTechnical informationFacility ID35549ClassBPower1 000 watts day500 watts nightLinksWebsitewww ztwins comKRIZ is one of The Z Twins two radio stations serving the Puget Sound region most notably the African American communities of King and Pierce County Washington The Z Twins were so named as at the time the company only owned two stations KRIZ and KZIZ 1560 AM But after KYIZ 1620 AM signed on the name stuck despite now having three stations in the family Contents 1 History 1 1 Expanded Band assignment 2 References 3 External linksHistory editKRIZ was preceded on 1420 kHz in Renton by KREN a station that began operating in 1963 1 but was deleted by the Federal Communications Commission FCC in 1970 due to its failure to fully respond to commission requests for information 2 KRIZ originated from a 1977 application to take over the KREN facilities that was granted in 1979 It was initially given the call sign KSCR 3 which stood for the slogan South King County Radio and had an Adult Contemporary music format On May 11 1984 the call sign was changed to KRIZ Expanded Band assignment edit On March 17 1997 the FCC announced that eighty eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available Expanded Band transmitting frequencies ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz with KRIZ authorized to move from 1420 to 1620 kHz 4 A construction permit for the expanded band station also located in Renton was assigned the call letters KYIZ on February 23 1998 5 and began broadcasting that same year The FCC s initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency 4 However this deadline has been extended multiple times and both stations have remained authorized One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership 6 7 In 2016 KZIZ was sold to XL Media and switched to a South Asian format References edit Radio in 1963 by Marty Loken Seattle Times December 29 1963 In Re Application of Washington Broadcasting Co Inc Renton Washington For Renewal of License of Station KREN Renton Wash FCC 70 25 Federal Communications Commission Reports ser 2 v 20 1969 70 pages 1092 1093 FCC History Cards FCC gov a b FCC Public Notice Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations FCC DA 97 537 March 17 1997 Call Letter History for KYIZ Facility ID 86941 In re WHLY AM South Bend Indiana FCC DA 13 600 released April 3 2013 Re WDDD AM Application for Consent to Assignment of AM Broadcast Station License August 23 2010 correspondence from Peter H Doyle Chief FCC Audio Division Media Bureau Reference Number 1800B3 TSN External links editThe Z Twins KRIZ in the FCC AM station database KRIZ in Nielsen Audio s AM station database FCC History Cards for KRIZ covering 1977 1981 as KSCR 47 26 25 N 122 12 09 W 47 44028 N 122 20250 W 47 44028 122 20250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KRIZ amp oldid 1168694149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
